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enhttp://ketr.org/feeds/28854/rss.xmlCan Oregano Fight Cow Belches — And Climate Change?http://ketr.org/post/can-oregano-fight-cow-belches-and-climate-change
Cows are notoriously gassy creatures. Globally, more than <a href="http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html">a third</a> of methane generated by human activity comes from livestock farming, a good deal of it in the form of bovine belching (yes, belching — not the other end).Thu, 12 May 2016 16:26:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard83804 at http://ketr.orgCan Oregano Fight Cow Belches — And Climate Change?Denmark Targets Consumer Behavior In Campaign To Reduce Food Wastehttp://ketr.org/post/denmark-targets-consumer-behavior-campaign-reduce-food-waste
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Denmark+Targets+Consumer+Behavior+In+Campaign+To+Reduce+Food+Waste&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxNDE5MTcxMDEyMTgwMzY4Njc5YmU4NQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>People in Denmark are throwing away much less food than they used to - 25 percent less according to recent numbers.Mon, 07 Sep 2015 21:05:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard73967 at http://ketr.orgYears After Tragedy, Norwegian Pop Star Returns To World Stagehttp://ketr.org/post/years-after-tragedy-norwegian-pop-star-returns-world-stage
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7eEzlQ1AD4</p>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:04:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard49676 at http://ketr.orgYears After Tragedy, Norwegian Pop Star Returns To World StageNew Nordic Food Gods Loosen Up On Strictly Local Cuisinehttp://ketr.org/post/new-nordic-food-gods-loosen-strictly-local-cuisine
This story begins with a lemon. It appeared not long ago on a houseboat-cum-food lab docked outside Scandinavia's temple of local food, the restaurant noma, in Copenhagen.<p>"Isn't that, like, the forbidden fruit?," I ask.Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:55:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard48180 at http://ketr.orgNew Nordic Food Gods Loosen Up On Strictly Local CuisineWhen Is Cinnamon Spice Not So Nice? The Great Danish Debatehttp://ketr.org/post/when-cinnamon-spice-not-so-nice-great-danish-debate
Who doesn't love a Danish pastry?<br /> <br />And in Denmark, they like their pastries sprinkled with plenty of cinnamon.<br /> <br />But now, Denmark's bakers are being told that their time-honored recipe for the beloved <em>kanelsnegle</em> — or cinnamon swirl — may be unhealthy and against the law. Recent testing by the Danish government found that a large number of the rolls had too much cinnamon — more than the recommended limits set by the European Union.<br /> Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:03:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard47410 at http://ketr.orgWhen Is Cinnamon Spice Not So Nice? The Great Danish DebateDenmark's 'Fix Rooms' Give Drug Users A Safe Havenhttp://ketr.org/post/denmarks-fix-rooms-give-drug-users-safe-haven
Martin Jensen smokes heroin.<p>In the past, when this gaunt-faced Dane had to hide in elevators and stairwells to feed his addiction, he probably wouldn't have been so willing to advertise that fact. Back then, his days were spent scouring Copenhagen — mostly the notorious Vesterbro neighborhood — for places to smoke, out of sight of the police and children.Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:20:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard47032 at http://ketr.orgDenmark's 'Fix Rooms' Give Drug Users A Safe HavenToo Cool For (Bike) Helmet Head? Here's One Swedish Solutionhttp://ketr.org/post/too-cool-bike-helmet-head-heres-one-swedish-solution
Hey there, hipster. No bike helmet, huh? Well, we all have our excuses. There are the vanity-driven ones that — let's be honest — explain why the majority of our brain cages sit collecting dust in the dark corners of the garage.Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:36:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard45821 at http://ketr.orgToo Cool For (Bike) Helmet Head? Here's One Swedish SolutionAs Greenland Seeks Economic Development, Is Uranium The Way?http://ketr.org/post/greenland-seeks-economic-development-uranium-way
Karen Hanghoj, a scientist with Denmark's Geological Survey, points to the southern tip of Greenland on a colorful map hanging in her office.<p>"What you can see here in the southern region here is you have a big pink region," she says. "And then within the pink region, you see you have all these little purple dots.<p>"And what the purple dots are is a later period of rifting. These complexes have these weird chemistries and have these very, very strange minerals in them," she adds.<p>Those minerals include rare earth elements.Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:51:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard44312 at http://ketr.orgAs Greenland Seeks Economic Development, Is Uranium The Way?Pork Politics: Why Some Danes Want Pig Meat Required On Menushttp://ketr.org/post/pork-politics-why-some-danes-want-pig-meat-required-menus
In Denmark, pigs outnumber people 2 to 1.Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:32:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard43366 at http://ketr.orgIn Eye Control, A Promise To Let Your Tablet Go Hands-Freehttp://ketr.org/post/eye-control-promise-let-your-tablet-go-hands-free
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef0qLb8-4k8</p>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:24:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard30274 at http://ketr.orgIn Eye Control, A Promise To Let Your Tablet Go Hands-FreeDanes May Bring Back Butter As Government Rolls Back Fat Taxhttp://ketr.org/post/danes-may-bring-back-butter-government-rolls-back-fat-tax
<strong>Toothbutter</strong>: <em>noun. </em>Butter spread so thickly as to reveal teeth marks upon biting.<p>The fact that this word exists in the Danish language should help to explain what politicians were up against when they <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/10/03/141014592/denmark-taxes-butter-and-fat-but-will-it-work">introduced</a> the "fat tax" just over a year ago.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:46:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard29504 at http://ketr.orgDanes May Bring Back Butter As Government Rolls Back Fat TaxChristmas Comes Early For Denmark's Beer Drinkershttp://ketr.org/post/christmas-comes-early-denmarks-beer-drinkers
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4wGb0PRnE8</p>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:29:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard29072 at http://ketr.orgChristmas Comes Early For Denmark's Beer DrinkersAs U.S. States Look To Add Food Labels, Denmark Looks To Subtract Somehttp://ketr.org/post/us-states-look-add-food-labels-denmark-looks-subtract-some
Wherever you look these days, it seems labels that strive to send a message about our food are on the table. In California, there's <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/26/163700238/as-california-vote-looms-scientists-say-no-to-genetically-modified-food-labels">a vote</a> coming up on whether genetically modified foods should be labeled. A few weeks ago, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission updated its <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/10/greenguides.shtm">guidelines</a> for "green" labeling.Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:27:00 +0000Sidsel Overgaard28855 at http://ketr.orgAs U.S. States Look To Add Food Labels, Denmark Looks To Subtract Some